CN1127929C

CN1127929C - Bedding temperature regulating device

Info

Publication number: CN1127929C
Application number: CN97190361A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朴龙在
Original assignee: Ace Bed Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ace Bed Co Ltd
Priority date: 1996-04-18
Filing date: 1997-04-18
Publication date: 2003-11-19
Anticipated expiration: 2017-04-18
Also published as: KR100249352B1; CN1189090A; KR970070802A; WO1997038607A1; AU2522597A; US6006524A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bedding temperature control device, and more particularly, to a bedding temperature control device which supplies cool air or warm air to the inside of bedding such as a carpet or a mattress laid on a floor of a room according to a preset temperature and time to maintain an optimum temperature required by a human body during sleep and constantly provide a comfortable sleep environment. The temperature control device of the invention comprises a thermoelectric element (10) which selectively generates cold air or warm air according to a set temperature, an indoor temperature sensor (291), a controller (20) which compares the sensed temperatures from a supply temperature sensor (231) and a recovery temperature sensor (232) with a set appropriate temperature and generates an output signal according to a time set by an operation time setting unit (22) to operate the thermoelectric element (10), a heat exchanger (30) which exchanges heat between the cold air or warm air generated from the thermoelectric element (10) and a heat medium and supplies the heat medium, and bedding (40) in which the heat medium from the heat exchanger (30) circulates.

Description

The bedding temperature-adjusting device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the bedding temperature-adjusting device, relate in particular to according to suitable design temperature and official hour to the internal feed cold air of beddings such as carpet that is layed in ground, room and mattress or heating installation, to keep to the optimum temperature of this human body of utilizing bedding, the bedding temperature-adjusting device that the comfortable sleeping environment can be provided all the time.

Background technology

As everyone knows, sleep is the part of the utmost importance that accounts for human lives about 1/3rd, and the sleep condition is good more, can realize physiology and comfortable sleep mentally more, and condition is poor, then can not sleep soundly, cause fatigue accumulation and destroy the rhythm of human body, so that bring influence to entire society's life.

And in the mankind's sleep procedure, comprise that the sleep condition of atmospheric condition plays an important role around temperature, the humidity etc.

That is, make the people not feel under the extremely hot or cold state of weather that sleep is optimal sleep condition, so indoor temperature is at 18-24 ℃, the dormancy bed tempertaure is at 32-34 ℃, and the bed humidity of sleeping is at 50 ± 50% left and right sides optimums.

Yet even have such condition, the sleeping required time also varies with each individual, and required time is long more, and sleeper effect is poor more, if can be very fast sleeping, the refreshed sleeper effect that illustrates of WA be good.

Thereby,, be that various beddings such as bed, matting, magnetic medical bedclothing, finger pressure bedding, silk flosssilk wadding bedding, far infrared bedding and electric blanket are used as the sleep articles for use in order to reach hypnotic effect always.

Yet present truth is in general family, though can remain on 18-24 ℃ to room temperature, to be difficult to the dormancy bed tempertaure is remained on aforesaid optimum temperature.

Thereby, when cold is to spread electric blanket on bed or ground, room, to improve the temperature of the bed of sleeping, then use electric fan or air conditioner etc. to reduce temperature when extremely hot, but when using electric blanket, human body is exposed in the electron waves from heating wire, can cause mortality diseases such as cancer, and electric heating can make dry skin, coarse, also can directly cause fire etc. when overheated, at secure context many problems arranged.

And when sleep long-time electric fan or the air conditioner of using can cause body water to reduce, and mandatory reduction body temperature easily causes air conditioner diseases such as flu, the long-time use under sealing state also can cause death etc. because of the oxygen deficiency.

Purpose of the present invention promptly is to improve the bad sleep condition of aforementioned conventional, overcomes the problem of existence such as electric blanket simultaneously.

Above-mentioned purpose of the present invention realizes by the bedding temperature-adjusting device, as long as preestablish the length of one's sleep and dormancy bed tempertaure, this bedding temperature-adjusting device can be according to indoor temperature and to the cold air or the heating installation of bedding internal feed optimum states such as carpet or mattress.

Disclosure of an invention

Bedding temperature-adjusting device of the present invention is by constituting with the lower part: have heat absorption or heating function and be exposed to thermoelectric element in the hot media, temperature sensor, the temperature of the hot media of supplying with according to the subtend bedding carry out the supplying temperature sensor of perception and the temperature of the hot media that reclaims is carried out the sense temperature of recovered temperature sensor of perception and the design temperature of temperature setting portion between comparative result and actuation time the configuration part setting-up time send the controller of output signal so that described thermoelectric element is controlled, the heat exchanger that makes hot media and described thermoelectric element carry out heat exchange and supply with to bedding, make hot media from described heat exchanger after inner loop, be recovered to bedding in the described heat exchanger.

Promptly, in case after setting suitable temperature and time on the controller, make temperature-adjusting device action of the present invention, because the control of controller, just produce the cold air or the heating installation of optimum state by the action of thermoelectric element and heat exchanger, in bedding, supplying with the back bedding temperature is regulated through the hot media of heat exchange, make bedding keep being fit to the temperature of sleep, the result can make the people realize comfortable sleep.

The simple declaration of accompanying drawing

Fig. 1 is the thermostatic summary construction diagram of the present invention the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram that is used for the thermostatic controller of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 (a) is the stereogram of the present invention the 1st embodiment when being used for mattress.

Fig. 3 (b) be the present invention the 1st embodiment be used for being spread on the ground in the room carpet the time stereogram.

Fig. 4 is the stereogram of the present invention the 2nd embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the stereogram of the present invention the 1st embodiment another example when being used for mattress.

Fig. 6 (a) is the local amplification view of Fig. 3 (a).

Fig. 6 (b) is the local amplification view of Fig. 5.

Fig. 6 (c) is the local amplification view of the supply pipe of the present invention the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 7 is the thermostatic summary construction diagram of the present invention the 2nd embodiment.

Fig. 8 is the thermostatic summary construction diagram of the present invention the 3rd embodiment.

The optimal morphology that carries out an invention

Describe embodiments of the invention in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

(the 1st embodiment)

The temperature-adjusting device structure of the present invention the 1st embodiment represented in Fig. 1 summary, and this device is also produced the thermoelectric element 10 of cold air or heating installation selectively by the control that is subjected to design temperature, comparing also according to output signal taking place so that the controller 20 of thermoelectric element action in the time of configuration part setting actuation time from each sense temperature of indoor temperature transmitter and supplying temperature sensor and the design temperature of temperature setting portion, the heat exchanger 30 that makes the cold air that produces from thermoelectric element or heating installation and hot media carry out heat exchange, and supply to constitute from the bedding 40 that the hot media that heat exchanger is supplied with circulates in inside.

Thermoelectric element 10 connects the downside of heat exchanger 30, is located at control box 50 inside with sound insulation function, and downside is equipped with heat exchange fins 11,12 and safety shut off switches 14 respectively thereon, in downside heat exchange fins 12 1 sides cooling fan 13 is housed.

Controller 20 as shown in Figure 2, the temperature setting portion of using by cooling that preestablishes bedding 40 and intensification temperature 21, set the configuration part of using its actuation time 22 actuation time, have the temperature of the hot media supplied with is carried out the supplying temperature sensor 231 of perception and the temperature of the hot media that reclaims carried out the hot media temperature sense part 23 of the recovered temperature sensor 232 of perception, be transfused to two temperature sensors 231,1st comparator 24 of the voltage of the design temperature of 232 voltage and temperature setting portion 21 to compare mutually, the 1st delay timer 25 that is connected with the output of this comparator, input with actuation time the configuration part be connected with the 1st delay timer 25 and AND gate 26 that output is connected with the 1st transistor T R1, the 1st relay R y1 that is connected with the collector terminal of aforementioned the 1st transistor T R1, indoor temperature is carried out the indoor temperature sense part 29 of perception, the 2nd comparator 24 ' that input and temperature setting portion 21 are connected with indoor temperature sense part 29, the 2nd delay timer 25 ' that input is connected with the output of this comparator, the 2nd transistor T R2 that is connected with the output of this delay timer, the 2nd relay R y2 that is connected with the collector terminal of the 2nd transistor T R2 constitutes.

On the other hand, on each temperature sensor 231,232,291, set up level setting apparatus 231 ', 232 ', 291 '.

Temperature setting portion 21 is by preestablishing temperature setting device 211 that bedding 40 proper temperatures use by up switch and downing switch, constituting with the design temperature display 212 and the reference adjustor 213 of stage display 214 display setting temperature.

Indoor temperature sense part 29 is by the indoor temperature transmitter 291 of perception indoor temperature, show that with stage display 294 the indoor temperature display 292 and the reference adjustor 293 of the temperature of perception constitute.

Heat exchanger 30 is surrounded by sound-insulation member, is being held the hot media fin 11 that is attached to thermoelectric element 10 lateral surfaces and is being had the suction inlet 311 that is used for hot media and the heat-exchanging chamber 31 of outlet 312 and the pump 32 that is attached to suction inlet 311 1 sides in the heat-exchanging chamber 31 constitute by inside.

When the hot media that carries out heat exchange when the cold air that produces with thermoelectric element 10 or heating installation is air, pump 32 is air pumps, this air is supplied with to bedding 40 by the supply pipe 33 that is connected with outlet 312, be inhaled into by the recovery tube 34 that is connected with suction inlet 311 again, so move in circles, also available certainly pressure fan replaces this air pump.

In addition, be provided with supplying temperature sensor 231 in the inside of heat-exchanging chamber 31, and be provided with indoor temperature transmitter 291 in its outside.

And supply pipe 33 and recovery tube 34 be like shown in Fig. 6 (c), and their outer peripheral face is covered by heat insulating component 431 and cover 432 respectively.

Bedding 40 has inflow entrance 41 that is connected with supply pipe 33 and the outlet 42 that is connected with recovery tube 34, and its inside forms the circulating path 441 that is connected with outlet 42 from inflow entrance 41 along demarcation strip 43.

In addition, bedding 40 forms and is suitable for being laid on room mat, carpet or mattress shape on the ground.

On the temperature-adjusting device of the present invention the 1st embodiment of said structure, during use, in case making the 2nd relay R y2 action of controller 20 switches with the current polarity that will lead to thermoelectric element 10, and make the 1st relay R y1 action so that thermoelectric element 10 is connected, promptly the upper side of the thermoelectric element 10 that exposes from the inside of heat exchanger 30 produces cold air or heating installation, at this moment pump 32 actions make the air as hot media move to outlet 312 from suction inlet 311.Like this, just supply with to bedding 40 by supply pipe 33, below describe its course of action in detail from the inside of heat exchanger 30 because of the air that the heat exchange that produces in the process by thermoelectric element 10 and hot media fin 11 etc. is cooled or heats up.

When the sense temperature from indoor temperature transmitter 291 is higher than the design temperature of temperature stage setting apparatus 211, action by the 2nd relay R y2 makes switch sw2 and contact a, a ' connects, so the V-electric current of power Vcc flows to V+ one side through thermoelectric element 10, make this thermoelectric element prepare the performance heat-absorbing action, otherwise, when aforementioned sense temperature is lower than design temperature, the 2nd relay R y2 makes opposite action, make switch sw2 and contact b, b ' connects, so the V+ electric current of power Vcc flows to V-one side through thermoelectric element 10, make this thermoelectric element prepare the performance heating functioin.

At this moment, when the sense temperature of supply and recovered temperature sensor 231,232 is higher or lower than the design temperature of temperature setting device 211, the 1st relay R y1 action, switch sw1 connects, thermoelectric element 10 actions, and in case aforementioned sense temperature is identical with design temperature, switch sw1 just cuts off immediately, and thermoelectric element 10 stops action.

On the other hand, relay R y1, the Ry2 that moves according to the comparison of each sense temperature and design temperature by be connected between the 1st comparator 24 and the AND gate 26 or the 2nd comparator 24 ' and the 2nd transistor T R2 between delay timer 25,25 ' action, make from comparator 24, each output signal of 24 ' with the delivered spaced more than the certain value, switch continuously at short notice because of trickle temperature difference so can prevent thermoelectric element 10.

Since above-mentioned action and heat-exchanging chamber 31 in by and each heat exchange radiator 11 of thermoelectric element 10 between the heat exchange hot media air that is cooled or the heats up supply pipe 33 and the inflow entrance 41 that pass through outlet 312 1 sides owing to the action of air pump 32 in bedding 40, supply with, and on one side by the circulating path 441 in the bedding 40, make bedding cooling or intensification on one side, pass through outlet 42 and recovery tube 34 then, and be inhaled into once more in the heat-exchanging chamber 31 by suction inlet 311, so process is carried out repeatedly.

Thereby through above-mentioned action, bedding 40 just is cooled or is warming up to the temperature of setting.

Fig. 3 (a) is the example of the present invention the 1st embodiment when being used for mattress, be connected, supply with heat exchanger 30 and reclaim the supply pipe 33 of cold air or heating installation and recovery tube 34 respectively with run through bedding 40 mats circuitously in the both ends of circulating path 441 of sponge 44 inside be connected.

Fig. 6 (a) is the local amplification view of Fig. 3 (a), and the circulation pipe that forms circulating path 441 is arranged in the sponge 45 of mattress, is provided with successively at the upper side of this sponge 45 and establishes member 451, water proofing property far infrared member 452 and cotton cover 453 in the aluminium.

Fig. 3 (b) is the example of the present invention the 1st embodiment when being used to be laid on the ground mat of room, is connected, supplies with heat exchanger 30 and the supply pipe 33 that reclaims cold air or heating installation and recovery tube 34 are connected with the two ends of the circulating path 441 of perforation bedding 40 mat inside respectively.

Fig. 4 is another example that the present invention the 1st embodiment is used for mattress, circulating path 441 connects in bedding 40 mat inside circuitously along sewing line 45, connecting supply pipe 33 at the inflow entrance 41 that is formed at this circulating path one end, connecting recovery tube 34 at outlet 42.

That is, in this example, do not have circulation pipe, in making the process of sewing line 45, consider the thermal efficiency of cold air or heating installation and heat distribution and the path that forms along sewing line 45 is interconnected, air supply is reclaimed.

Fig. 5 is the another example of the present invention the 1st embodiment when being used for mattress, Fig. 6 (b) is the amplification view of Fig. 5 same section, one side of the circulating path 441 that forms between the sponge 45 of bedding 40 mats and base plate 46 by demarcation strip 43 is connected with supply pipe 33, opposite side is connected with recovery tube 34, is provided with successively at the upside of spring 49 and establishes member 451, water proofing property far infrared member 452 and cotton cover 453 in the aluminium.

(the 2nd embodiment)

Fig. 7 is this bright the 2nd embodiment, this embodiment sucks the air of hot media in the heat-exchanging chamber 31 of heat exchanger 30 by pressure fan or air pump 32 from the outside, by and the

heat exchange radiator

11,12 of thermoelectric element 10 between heat exchange be transformed into cold air or heating installation, and through supply pipe 33 and to bedding 40 internal feeds.

Thereby, heat exchanger 30 in the present embodiment is provided with the suction inlet 311 ' with external communications, bedding 40 is made general mat or cotton-padded mattress shape, and cold air or the heating installation supplied with by supply pipe 33 are flowed out to the outside, and different with aforementioned the 1st embodiment is only to be connected with supply pipe 33.

(the 3rd embodiment)

Fig. 8 is the present invention the 3rd embodiment, and this embodiment water, is provided with in suction inlet 311 1 sides and connects control box 50 to supply with the water filling port 51 of supplementing water from the outside so be provided with feed pump 32 in outlet 312 1 sides of heat exchanger 30 as hot media.

Thereby in case feed pump 32 actions, water just along 441 circulations of the circulating path in the bedding 40, sucks heat-exchanging chamber 31 by recovery tube 34 and suction inlet 311 through supply pipe 33 from heat-exchanging chamber 31 then, so repeatedly circulation.That is, by and thermoelectric element 10 and

heat exchange radiator

11,12 between heat exchange become cold water or warm water water with bedding 40 coolings or heat up.

On the other hand, the foregoing description is to be that example describes with the occasion that comprises interior sensor 291, this sensor 291 is not essential under its tangible general indoor temperature, as long as indoor temperature does not have special unusual, according to the proper temperature of setting, even only use supplying temperature sensor 231 and recovered temperature sensor 232, associated components such as controller also can be given full play to its function.

That is, only otherwise break away from cold air that handle of the present invention produces from thermoelectric element or heating installation, still belong in the interest field of the present invention even structurally change to some extent to the basic purpose of bedding 40 internal feeds with the bed tempertaure that keeps suitably sleeping.

In addition, shown in each embodiment, comprising the thermoelectric element 10 of small semiconductor element and controller 20 and heat exchanger 30 is miniature parts at interior control box 50, so can be located at sleep bed step or a stand or an indoor side.

As mentioned above, bedding temperature-adjusting device of the present invention by and hot media between heat exchange produce cold air or heating installation, so all can use throughout the year, not only can avoid the harmful effect of the electron waves generation of conventional electrical bedding, and not electric heat supply, can breaking out of fire etc., improved security.

In addition, owing to need not to be provided with the operation of heating wire, it is made easily, and easy to maintenance, cheap, and the user just can obtain best cold air or Central Heating Providing as long as set required temperature and time, and is very easy to use.

The possibility of industrial utilization

As mentioned above, Temp. controller for bedding of the present invention have the thermoelectric element that produces cold air or heating installation, The controller that the action of thermoelectric element is controlled, the cold air that produces from thermoelectric element or heating installation and on every side Air or the water heat exchanger that carries out heat exchange and accept cold air or the heating installation of automatic heat-exchanger and add With the bedding that distributes, simple in structure and safe and reliable, can ensure all the time comfortable sleep, can be widely used in day Normal life.

Claims

1. A bedding temperature regulating device, characterized in that it is composed of the following parts: a thermoelectric element (10) with heat absorption or heat generation function and exposed to a heat medium, a room temperature sensor (291), The difference between the sensed temperature of the supply temperature sensor (231) for sensing the temperature of the supplied heat medium and the recovery temperature sensor (232) for sensing the temperature of the recovered heat medium and the set temperature of the temperature setting unit (21) A controller (20) that sends an output signal to control the thermoelectric element (10) by comparing the result with the set time of the operating time setting part (22), and heats the heat medium with the thermoelectric element (10). A heat exchanger (30) for exchanging and supplying to the bedding (40), and a bedding (40) for recovering the heat medium from the heat exchanger (30) to the bedding (30) after circulating the heat medium inside the heat exchanger (30).

2. The bedding temperature regulating device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the controller (20) is composed of the following parts: a temperature setting device (211) and a set temperature display (212) are provided and preset The temperature setting part (21) of the cooling or heating temperature of the bedding (40), a supply temperature sensor (231) for sensing the temperature of the heat medium supplied to the bedding (40), and a sensor for recovering the heat medium The heat medium temperature sensing part (23) of the recovery temperature sensor (232) for temperature sensing, the voltage difference between the two temperature sensors (231, 232) and the set temperature of the temperature setting part (21) A first comparator (24) for comparing voltages with each other, a first delay timer (25) connected to the output terminal of the first comparator (24), an input terminal connected to the first delay timer (25) An "AND" gate (26) connected to the operating time setting part (22) and an output terminal connected to the first transistor (TR1), and a first relay connected to the collector terminal of the first transistor (TR1) (Ry1), an indoor temperature sensing part (29) equipped with an indoor temperature sensor (291), a second comparator (24) whose input end is connected to the indoor temperature sensing part (29) and the temperature setter (211) '), the second delay timer (25') connected to the output of the second comparator (24'), the second transistor connected to the output of the second delay timer (25') ( TR2), a second relay (Ry2) connected to the collector terminal of the second transistor (TR2).

3. The bedding temperature regulating device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the heat exchanger (30) is composed of the following parts: a heat transfer device with a heat medium suction (311) and a heat medium discharge port (312) An exchange chamber (31), a pump (32) attached to the heat exchange chamber (31) for circulating a heat medium, and heat exchange fins (11, 12) connected to the thermoelectric element (10).

4. The bedding temperature regulating device according to claim 3, characterized in that, the heat medium is air, and the pump (32) is an air pump.

5. The bedding temperature regulating device according to claim 3, characterized in that, the heat medium is water, and the pump (32) is a feed water pump.

6. The bedding temperature regulating device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the bedding (40) is sequentially provided with an aluminum built-in component, a waterproof far-infrared component and a cotton cover on the outer peripheral surface of the sponge (45). In the mattress, circulation pipes (44) with both ends respectively connected to heat medium supply pipes (33) and recovery pipes (34) are provided through the inside of the sponge to form heat medium circulation paths (441).

7. The bedding temperature regulating device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the bedding (40) is a mattress with a heat medium circulation path (441) inside along the sewing line (45).

8. The bedding temperature regulating device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the bedding (40) is a mattress with a heat medium circulation path (441) inside along a partition plate (43) penetrating through the central part (402).